ROOT, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Officials say a Montgomery County man is being accused of raping a 13-year-old girl.

The Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of a sex offense that happened in the town of Root. Following the investigation, Sheriff Deputies say 35-year-old Christopher Hammond of Sprakers allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl who he knew.

Hammond was arrested on August 11 and charged with Rape in the second degree.

He was arraigned in the Town of Root Court and remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of $25,000 cash, $50,000 bond.